Classifications

• • G—PHYSICS
  • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
  • G01F—MEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW OR LIQUID LEVEL; METERING BY VOLUME
  • G01F11/00—Apparatus requiring external operation adapted at each repeated and identical operation to measure and separate a predetermined volume of fluid or fluent solid material from a supply or container, without regard to weight, and to deliver it
  • G01F11/28—Apparatus requiring external operation adapted at each repeated and identical operation to measure and separate a predetermined volume of fluid or fluent solid material from a supply or container, without regard to weight, and to deliver it with stationary measuring chambers having constant volume during measurement
  • G01F11/286—Apparatus requiring external operation adapted at each repeated and identical operation to measure and separate a predetermined volume of fluid or fluent solid material from a supply or container, without regard to weight, and to deliver it with stationary measuring chambers having constant volume during measurement where filling of the measuring chamber is effected by squeezing a supply container that is in fluid connection with the measuring chamber and excess fluid is sucked back from the measuring chamber during relaxation of the supply container

Definitions

• This invention relates to a dose measuring apparatus for distributing a liquid in predetermined doees, consisting of a beaker-shaped can which serves as reservoir for collecting the amount of liquid to be dosed.
• Throug WC 55/07599 a packaging for liquid detergent is known, which is equipped with an adjustable dose measuring device for liquid.
• the doee measuring device is built into the packaging and serves as dispenser of an adjustable amount of liquid detergent.
• the dose measuring device comprises an adjustable upper plate that can be slid along the inside of the recipient in order to alter the height of a partition chamber just prior to use of the recipient, through which the dose of liquid detergent to be distributed is set.
• This dose measuring device is satisfactory for detergents but is far from sufficiently accurate and reliable for dosing medicines. Furthermore the recipient has to be completed turned upside down when pouring the amount of liquid, which is neither practical nor hygienic, because the recipient is heavy and because impurities which can be present on the outside of the packaging, can fall into the poured medicine.
• This invention aims at remedying these disadvantages as well as providing an attractive and reliable solution to the problem of hygienic and easy distribution in equal and reproducible doses of liquid medicinal compounds.
• the task is implemented according to this invention by means cf a dose measuring apparatus with a recipient for liquid, in which the volume is accurate, through the removal by suction of the liquid which is situated shove a specific level.
• a part of the channel or tube is at a level that lies at least 0.1 cm, preferably at least 0 , 3 cm, above the level of the upper opening.
• this part is at a level that lies at least 0.5 cm above the level of the upper opening.
• the suction power for the through flow of the liquid from the reservoir to the bottle must therefore exceed the gravity of the liquid which lies between the upper opening and the upper part of the channel or tube.
• the doee measuring apparatus is designed to doee a specific volume of liquid.
• the level of the upper opening of the channel or tube can be adapted in relation to the bottom of the reservoir, ao that the volume of liquid to be dosed is adjusted in accordance.
• the dose measuring apparatus is therefore preferably provided with a means for adjusting the level of the upper opening in relation to the reservoir, whereby in the reservoir, the volume between the bottom and the upper opening of the channel or tube is adjusted.
• the apparatus is provided with a cutoff means in order to prevent the through flow of liquid from the bottle to the reservoir.
• a cutoff means in order to prevent the through flow of liquid from the bottle to the reservoir. This is suitable for pouring liquid out of the reservoir as well as for transporting anc/or storing a liquid in a bottle which is provided with an apparatus according to the invention.
• the channel is provided with a cutoff means in order to prevent the through flow of liquid frcm the bottle to the reservoir.
• the channel consists of at least two parts, whereby the above mentioned parts are movably connected in relation to each other, so that, through the movement of the parts in relation to aach other, the level of the upper opening of the channel in the reservoir can be adjusted in relation tc the bottom of the reservoir.
• the bottom of the reservoir is mcvabiy mounted in relation to the means that forms the channel or tube
• the reservoir is provided w th an inner sleeve whereby that inner sleeve has an upper wall with an opening and a side wall, whereby that side wall forms a wall of the reservoir and extends between the bottom of the reservoir and the upper wall.
• the channel consists of a first part and a second part, whereby the first part extends between the lcwer opening of the channel and the opening of the upper wall, while the second part consists of a sleeve which extends between an open extremity., nd a closed-off extremity, whereby the sleeve cf the second part has a wall which is directed towards the side wall cf the first sleeve which is at least partially remote from hat side wail in order to form passage between the tenon extremity and the opening of the upper wall.
• the dose measuring apparatus consists of a cylindrical lower part, a cylindrical upper part and a pipe, whereby the lower part comprises a cylindrical outer sleeve and a bottom in order to form a reservoir of a dcsed amount of liquid, as well as an inner sleeve with an upper wall with an opening, on which an extremity of the pipe is mounted in order to form the first part of the channel, while the upper part is rotatably mounted on the lower part and has a surface that is provided with a cylindrical outer sleeve and with a concentric sleeve with an open extremity and a closed extremity, whereby the inner sleeve of the lower part is inserted at least partially into the concentric sleeve and whereby, between the concentric sleeve and the inner sleeve, the second part of the channel is formed, along which liquid in the reservoir is sent via the beetle or liquid from the reservoir is removed by suction to the bottle.
• the upper part is connected to the lower part by means of a screw mechanism, whereby the outer sleeve of the upper part connects to the outer sleeve of the lower part, so that through the turning of the upper part m relation to the lower part the concentric sleeve is moved upwards or downwards along the inner sleeve in order to move the open extremity of the concentric sleeve and in order to define a specific doee volume of the reservoir under this open extremity of the concentric sleeve.
• the rotatable upper part can serve as stopper of the bottle, because it has a conoid on the inside, when it is completely closed ' tight on the lower part of the saud onto the bottle, can hermetically seal off the only passage of the lower part, so that possible volatile substances in the recipient have no chance of evaporating and are net lest.
• the dose measuring apparatus comprises a rotatable upper part, fastening in leak-proof manner on to the inner wall of the lower part that serves as reservoir.
• the rotatable upper part comprises a crescent-shaped pouring orifice and a cylindrical hole opposite this pouring orifice, in order to facilitate pouring,
• the doser is closed off on top, with the excep-icn of the pouring orifice and the cylindrical hole.
• the lower part of _:he doser which serves as reservoir, centrally has a cylindrical sleeve with on top the only opening for allowing the liquid through. This opening is in communication via a pipe with the product contained in the bottle, The pipe is provided with a U- Shaped notch and preferable makes contact with the bottom of the bottle, in order to use the contents of the bottle right to the end.
• the bottom part of the lower part runs obliquely upwards to the cylindrical sleeve, through which a very small dose can already be obtained.
• the upper part consists of a rotatable screw sleeve, of which the outside connects to the inner wall of the lower part, and the inner sleeve serves as guide round the cylindrical of the lower part, along which the liquid in the reservoir is sent, and in case of overdosing s aucked along the same way back into the bottle.
• the cuter ring of the upper part is provided on the mside with an injection moulded screw thread, through which the upper part by manually turning to the left or to the right, can be coved downwards or back upwards along the wail of the lower part that serves as reservoir.
• the screw thread is provided with grooves, as many as doee settings are desired.
• the upper part is provided on the outside with a ribbed structure, in order to obtain a better grip when dosing.
• the lower part can be printed with the necessary dosage. Since the printing has no contact with the product contained, no registrations are necessary with regard to the food compatibility of the printing.
• the pouring orifice is fitted with a spou .
• the beaker-shaped can is attached to a vessel or bottle by means of a screw thread or a snap connection.
• the rotatable upper part and the beaker-shaped can of the dose measuring apparatus are manufactured out of injection moulded parts.
• figure I is a cross-section of a first embodiment of a bottle with a dose measuring apparatus according to the invention
• figure 2 a cross-section of a second embodiment of a bottle with a dose measuring apparatus according to the invention
• figure 3 a cross-section of the embodiment from fig. 2 which shows the movement of the bottom of the reservoir;
• figure 4 in partial cross-section, a doee measuring apparatus according to the invention that is mounted on a bottle,-
• figure 5 a view from above of the apparatus from fig. 4, seen along the inside;
• figure 6 a cross-section in longitudinal direction of the upper part of the dose measuring apparatus from fig. 4;
• figure 7 a cress-section in longitudinal direction of the lower part of the doee measuring apparatus from fig. 4;
• figure ⁇ a view from above of the lower part represented in figure 7;
• figure 9 a detailed drawing on larger scale of the guiding of the screw thread
• figure 10 a cross-section of the dose measuring apparatus from fig. 4 in position of smallest dose setting; figure 11. a cross-section of the dose measuring apparatus from fig. 4 of largest dose setting;
• figure 12 a side view of the dose measuring apparatus from fig. 4 during its operation as pouring can;
• figure 13 a cross-section of an additional embodiment cf a dose measuring apparatus according to the invention.
• figure 14 a detail from the embodiment from figure
• Pig, 1 shows a first embodiment of a dose measuring apparatus l for the accurate dcsing of a bottled liquid.
• This apparatus 1 is provided with: a) a means 20 (such as a screw thread) for hermetically mounting the dose measuring apparatus 1 on a bottle 9; b) a reservoir R with a bottom B; c) a means that forms a channel K, whereby this channel extends between a lower opening 01 which is designed to be inserted into the liquid V of the bottle 9 and an upper opening 02 which is in the reservoir R, at least at a level P that is remote from the bottom, and whereby a part of this channel XX is above the bottom 3 c the reservoir R and above the upper opening 02 , whereby through the exertion cf a pressure in the bottle (e.g.
• liquid V flows from the bottle 9 through the channel to the reservoir , while as soon as or after this pressure or underpressure is no longer exerted, the liquid V, which is in the reservoir R above the level ? of the upper opening 02 of the channel K, is removed by suction to the bottle through the channel , through which after that removal by suction, an accurate volume of liquid V in the reservoir R is determined between the bottom B of the reservoir and the level P of the upper opening 02.
• the reservoir R is provided with an outlet pipe 31 that is provided with a cutoff means 32. By opening the cutoff means 32 the liquid can flow out of the reservoir R. Through the exertion of a pressure on the bottle 9 and a deforming of the bottle, the liquid V flows through the channel K to the reservoir R. (arrow Al) .
• the upper part of •' the part KX of the channel or tube is at a level PX which is preferably situated 1 cm above the level p .
• the dose measuring apparatus according to fig. l serves for accurately determining a dose of liquid.
• the opening 15 also serves for enabling the passage of air into the reservoir, through which the emptying of the reservoir R is facilitated.
• Pig. 2 shows another embodiment of a. dose measuring apparatus according to the invention.
• the dose measuring apparatus from fig. 2 is similar to the dose measuring apparatus from fig. l, whereby the volume tc be dosed can be adjusted in the reservoir R.
• the apparatus is provided with a means for adjusting the level P of the upper opening 02 in relation tc the bottom of the reservoir, whereby in the reservoir R, the volume between the bottom B and the upper opening 02 of the channel K is adjusted.
• the dose measuring apparatus consists of:
• the lid 34 is provided with an inner sleeve 37, while the upper extremity of the pipe 8 is provided with an element 38.
• This element 38 consists of an upper wall SA .which bears a sleeve 3BB, through which between the sleeve 33B and the pipe S, a slot 39 is formed.
• the tank 3,6 is provided with an inner sleeve 4 0 which is at least partly in the slot 39, in order to prevent the liquid from beir.g able to leak between the tank and the pipe B .
• the lid is also provided with an opening 15.
• the bottle is deformed so that liquid flows from the bottle tc the reservoir (Al) .
• the liquid which is located above the level ? is removed by suction zc the bottle (A2) .
• a pipe 31 with cutoff means (cock 32) can be used for emptying the reservoir.
• Teeth 41 can be provided on the tank 36 in order to held or maintain the tank in specific positions.
• the outer wall 42 cf the lid 36 can be provided with a pivotable arm 43 with a stop 44. (see detail from fig. 14)
• That arm 43 is located in a window 46 of the upper wall 42.
• the dose measuring apparatus l for distributing a liquid in predetermined doses comprises a lower part 2 that serves as reservoir for collecting the amount of liquid to be dosed and a rotatable upper part 3 that is screwed on top of the lower part .
• the lower part 2 is provided over at least a part of its length with a concentric sleeve 4,
• the sleeve 4 is closed off on top by an upper plate 5.
• the upper plate 5 has an opening 6 with a join in which a pipe 8 can be held which reaches to the bottom of the bottle 9 ( Figures l and 2) .
• the rotatable upper part 2 has an internal screw thread 10 with a concentric casing 12 which fits round the concentric sleeve 4 of the lower part 2 and serves as channelling for the liquid in and out of the lower 5 part, namely the reservoir R.
• the upper part 3 slides downwards and back upwards over the sleeve 4 through which liquid is pressed out of the battle S, through the pipe 8 and the opening 6 of the upper plate 13 5 into the reservoir of the sleeve 4 by manual pressure on the wall of the bottle.
• the lower part 2 which serves as reservoir, is filled to above the set dose value.
• the level 1 ⁇ of liquid is sucked back into the bottle until this reaches the concentric sleeve 1 .
• the removal by suction of the liquid stops, and the underpressure still to be equalised is restored by sucking in air.
• the liquid 2C present in the reservoir can be poured away.
• the pouring orifice 13 of the upper part .3 is fitted with a spout 1 .
• the lower part 2 has in the middle a cylindrical sleeve 4 with an opening 6 on top, which reaches the bottom cf the bottle by a pipe B.
• the 25 upper part 3 comprises a concentric sleeve 12 in the middle.
• Grooves 16 on the screw thread 19 of the screw sleeve 10 ensure the desired dose volume. They enable various dose settings to be obtained step by
• the lower part 2 is attached to the bottle by means of a second screw thread 23 or a snap connection.
• the zero position and the maximum dose setting are shown on the upper part 3 and on the lower part by identifying marks. Depending on the applications a large number of dcse settings can be provided.
• the distance Y between the level PX (of the upper part of the channel or of the opening ⁇ ) and the level of the upper opening 02 varies for example between a minimum value (e.g. 0.3 to 0.7 cm! for a maximum volume to be dosed and a maximum value (e.g. 3 to 6 cm) for a minimum volume to be dosed.
• the upper part 3 bears a conoid 18 inside on top, which when it is completely screwed down on to the lower part 2 of the dose measuring apparatus, can hermetically seal off the only passage of the lower part 2, so that possible volatile substances have no chance of evaporating and are not lost .
• the upper F rt 3 comprises a pouring orifice 13 and a hole 15 opposite this orifice 13, in order to facilitate the pouring ( Figure 6) .
• the lower part 2 has a bottom part disposed obliquely upwards that runs towards the lower cylindrical sleeve 4 , through which a very small . dose can already be obtained,
• the outer wall of the screw sleeve 10 connects to the inner wall of the lower part 2, and the inner sleeve 4 serves as guide round the cylindrical sleeve 12 of the upper part 3, along which the liquid in the reservoir is sent, and in case of overdosing is sucked along the same way back into the bottle 9.
• the rotatable upper part 3 and the lower part 2 are, for example, manufactured out of injection moulded parts .
• the lower part 2 hag teeth 17 on the upper edge of the cuter periphery, which through the turning to the left or right of the upper part 3, give rise to a click position each time when the tooth 17 reaches a groove 16 along the screw thread 19 of the upper part 3.
• Fig. 13 shews an additional embodiment of a dose measuring device according to the invention.
• This apparatus consists of a lower part 2 that is similar to the lower part 2 of the apparatus from fig. 4 and upper part 3 ,
• the inner sleeve 4 of the lower part 2 is provided with a screw thread 50.
• the rotatable upper part 3 consists of a lid 51 with a plate 52 for manually turning the lid in relation to the lower part.
• the lid By unscrewing the lid, the lid is moved upwards in relation to the lower part . Because of this the channel K becomes open for the passage of liquid.
• This channel is formed by the pipe 8, by the opening 6 in the upper wall 5 of the sleeve 4, by the chamber which is defined between the upper wall 5 and the l d, and by a spiral channel that is formed between the screw threads 54 and 50.
• the lid By moving the lid upwards, the upper opening 02 is brought upwards, through which the volume to be dosed in the reservoir is increased.

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